BRAZIL WC FANS DITCH YELLOW SHIRT TAINTED BY POLITICS
If a deeply polarising presidential election wasn’t enough to tear Brazilians apart, the 2022 FIFA World Cup is posing a new identity test: whether to wear their mostprized jersey. The Brazilian national football team’s canary yellow and green jersey has become the choice accessory of supporters of outgoing president Jair Bolsonaro. So closely is the shirt associated with the right-wing leader that many fans are ditching it as they cheer on Brazil in this year’s tournament. “The future is blue,” William Enrique, who hawks jerseys in downtown Rio de Janeiro, said of Brazil’s secondary jersey.